hosios · holy, devout

What it means

hosios (ὅσιος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “holy, devout”.

Faithful to God; of God, the Holy One; "the holy things" promised.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Devoted to God; the Messiah; the sure promises made to David.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Acts×3
• 1 Timothy×1
• Titus×1
• Hebrews×1
• Revelation×2

• Acts 2:27

  because you will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.

• Acts 13:34

  And that he raised him from the dead, no longer destined to return to decay, he has spoken in this way: ‘I will give you the holy things of David, the sure ones.’

• Acts 13:35

  Therefore he also says in another psalm, ‘You will not let your Holy One see decay.’

• 1 Timothy 2:8

  So I want the men to pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.

• Titus 1:8

  but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

• Hebrews 7:26

  For such a high priest was indeed fitting for us: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

• Revelation 15:4

  Who will ever fail to fear you, Lord, and to glorify your name? For you alone are holy; for all the nations will come and worship before you, because your righteous acts have been revealed.”

• Revelation 16:5

  And I heard the angel of the waters saying, “Righteous are you, who is and who was, the Holy One, because you have judged these things;